diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
index 35700aea6..cccab4f24 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
@@ -1489,17 +1489,26 @@ Stores the value of the currently active context.
 .RE
 
 .TP
-.B context.<name>.<type>=<filter>
+.B context.<name>.read=<filter>
+.B context.<name>.write=<modifications>
 .RS
-Stores the definition of the context for type <type> with the name <name>. The
-type can either be read, write or rc. For details of the read and write types,
-please see the task(1) man page. The rc type allows to override any configuration
-parameter for the current context, e.g. if the default command for the context
-home should be changed to home_report, the following statement could be added:
+Stores the definition of the read or write context with the name <name>. Read
+context is the default filter applied when the context is active. The write
+context are the default modifications applied to newly added tasks when the
+context is active.
+.RE
+
+.TP
+.B context.<name>.rc.<key>=<value>
+.RS
+The rc type allows to override any configuration parameter for the current
+context, e.g. if the default command for the context home should be changed to
+home_report, the following statement could be added:
 
 context.home.rc.default.command=home_report
 .RE
 
+
 .SS SYNC
 
 These configuration settings are used to connect and sync tasks with the task